Wolfsburg will not exercise their option to sign Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb on a permanent basis before his loan deal expires.
Hleb, 30, joined Bundesliga club Wolfsburg on a six-month loan at the start of the season, and a long-term in the January transfer window was a possibility if all parties were satisfied.
However, the Belarus international has been struggling with injuries since his arrival at the Volkswagen Arena, making only four league appearances.
He will now return to parent club Barcelona when the loan deal ends on December 31.
This is all very sad, Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath told the club s website.
I would really have liked to keep him at Wolfsburg, but his ongoing injury problems simply don t allow it.
Hleb …
New Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka has been compared to Italian maestro Andrea Pirlo by former club defender Johan Djourou.
Arsenal completed the signing of Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be worth £30million, on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old Switzerland international starred in Bundesliga, making 141 appearances for Gladbach after arriving from Basel in 2012.
And ex-Arsenal defender Djourou now playing for Hamburg in Germany likened his countryman to two-time Champions League winner and 2006 World Cup victor Pirlo, who plies his trade with New York City in MLS.
Granit is a great ball player, Djourou told the Mirror. The guy has a magical left foot. He can ping the ball all over the place. He is a strong tackler he is …
Fenerbahce have announced Ismail Kartal will step up from assistant manager to become head coach at the Super Lig champions.
The 53-year-old has been part of the backroom staff at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium since 2010, having spent a decade at the club during his playing career.
Ersun Yanal resigned from the head coach position over the weekend, despite winning Fener s 19th Super Lig title in his sole season in charge.
And his former right-hand man Kartal says he is more than ready for the challenge that lies ahead and is fully focused on helping Fener win back-to-back titles for the first time since 2004-05.
I have worked very hard and waited a long time for this chance, he said. We had great success with Aykut [Kocaman] and Ersun in the past four year…
Celtic bounced back from a second-half scare to take firm control of their Champions League play-off tie against Hapoel Be er Sheva with a 5-2 victory at Parkhead.
Brendan Rodgers side appeared to have one foot in the group stage when a ninth-minute Tom Rogic goal and Griffiths double were just reward for a dazzling display during the opening 45 minutes.
But, not for the first time in his career, Rodgers watched a side under his direction display defensive vulnerabilities and puncture the confidence established through slick attacking work.
Lucio Maranhao scored in the 55th minute to crown a break from a Celtic corner and Maor Melikson struck two minutes later, as seething Hapoel boss Barak Bakhar was seemingly rewarded for spending most of the half-time break al…
West Bromwich Albion are the latest Premier League club to show interest in the Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho.
Talented midfielder played an important role in Portugal’s maiden win at the European Championship in France this summer, while he has already established himself as a key man for his club.
Previously linked with Arsenal, the 24-year-old but the latest reports confirm that the Baggies joined the race for Carvalho as West Brom manager Tony Pulis is looking to close the relatively quiet transfer window with a bang.
Portugal reports that the Premier League side have had the initial proposal worth €25 million rejected by Sporting Lisbon who are not in a rush to sell their prized asset.
Leicester City, Everton and Southampton are a…
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Square Enix has announced a new business plan. Over the course of the next three years, the company is going to start “foundation-laying for long-term growth,” according to its recent earnings report. The business plan, apparently going into effect this year, will be in effect until the fiscal year ending on March 1, 2027.
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The long-running beat ’em up series Double Dragon is getting a new title courtesy of Arc System Works. In the latest Weekly Famitsu, the developer confirmed the title would be in 3D and launch in 2025 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, Xbox One and PS4.
The new title will feature side-scrolling combat but with adjusted difficulty and controls. Alongside Jimmy and Billy Lee, recurring enemies like Roper and Abobo will also appear (though it’s unknown if the latter will be unlockable for playing). Further information, like the name, has yet to be revealed, so stay tuned for more details in the coming months.
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It’s been years since Microsoft stopped providing sales figures for its consoles, but nearly four years into the current generation, it’s been clear regardless that Microsoft’s duo of consoles has lagged far behind its direct competitor in the PlayStation 5. To illustrate that further, fresh sales estimates have emerged, shedding further light on how much Microsoft’s and Sony’s current consoles have sold.
Sales data provided by analyst firm Aldora Intelligence was shown in a video recently uploaded by Wall Street Journal, which estimates the combined shipments for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S to be at 28.3 million units as of June 30. In comparison, the PlayStation 5 has shipped 61.7 million units worldwide as of the same date, which me…
New Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi is bullish about his side s progress in pre-season after edging Lugano on penalties a month out from the start of the 2021-22 Serie A campaign.
Inzaghi took over from the departed Antonio Conte at the Italian champions this off-season with high expectations following last term s breakthrough Scudetto.
Inter s off-season leadership change along with the absence of several players in pre-season, following their Euro 2020 and Copa America commitments, has created some uncertainty about their readiness for their title defence.
The Nerazzurri s opening game of the new Serie A campaign is at home on August 22 against Genoa.
The club is doing a great job and we ll be ready to go by August 22, Inzaghi told Inter TV after Sund…